Arthur Tovey
{{short description|American film and television actor}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Arthur Tovey
| image = Cropped_Photo_of_Arthur_Tovey.jpg
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|birth_name = Arthur Roland Tovey
|birth_date = {{birth date|1904|11|14}}
|birth_place = Douglas, Arizona, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2000|10|20|1904|11|14}}
|death_place = Van Nuys, California, U.S.
|occupation = Film and television actor
|years_active = 1924–2000
}}
Arthur Roland Tovey (November 14, 1904 – October 20, 2000) was an American film and television actor.
Life and career
Tovey was born in Douglas, Arizona.{{Cite web|url=https://trakt.tv/people/arthur-tovey?sort=released,asc|title=Arthur Tovey|work=Trakt|access-date=July 25, 2024}} He served in the United States Army during World War II.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2000/scene/people-news/arthur-roland-tovey-1117796487/|title=Arthur Roland Tovey|work=Variety|date=November 9, 2000|author=Variety Staff|access-date=July 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725193243/https://variety.com/2000/scene/people-news/arthur-roland-tovey-1117796487/ |url-status=live |archive-date=July 25, 2024}}
Tovey began his acting career in 1924 with an uncredited role in the film Yolanda. He then appeared in the films Cimarron, The Mummy and Sunset Murder Case. He was a stand-in for actor Leslie Howard in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Echbr2LMCvIC|title=Hollywood Unknowns: A History of Extras, Bit Players, and Stand-Ins|page=128|first=Anthony|last=Slide|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|date=September 5, 2012|isbn=9781617034749|via=Google Books}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/512457984/|title=Hoping for Hollywood|work=National Post|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|date=July 20, 1996|access-date=July 25, 2024|page=18|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-a-face-in-the-crow/151777602/|title=A Face in the Crowd: Arthur Tovey's 61 Years as a Hollywood Extra|work=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=January 19, 1986|access-date=July 25, 2024|page=474|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{efn | In the Los Angeles Times article, it's mentioned that Tovey worked as a stand-in for Leslie Howard in Gone with the Wind}}
Later in his career, Tovey appeared in numerous films such as Miracle on 34th Street (1947), The Walls of Jericho (1948), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ykGNAgAAQBAJ|title=Gloria Grahame, Bad Girl of Film Noir: The Complete Career|page=110|first=Robert|last=Lentz|publisher=McFarland|date=September 29, 2011|isbn=9780786487226|via=Google Books}} The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), The Long, Hot Summer (1958), Days of Wine and Roses (1962), The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qkK9DwAAQBAJ|title=The Western Films of Robert Mitchum: Hollywood's Cowboy Rebel|page=167|first=Gene|last=Freese|publisher=McFarland|date=November 19, 2019|isbn=9781476678498|via=Google Books}} Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), The Sting (1973) and Back to the Future (1985).{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/arthur-tovey-an26330/filmography|title=Arthur Tovey|work=AllMovie|access-date=July 25, 2024}} He also appeared in numerous television programs including The Twilight Zone,{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=spVkCwAAQBAJ|title=The Twilight Zone FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Fifth Dimension and Beyond|page=223|first=Dave|last=Thompson|publisher=Applause Theatre & Cinema Books|date=November 2015|isbn=9781495046100|via=Google Books}} The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Have Gun – Will Travel, Wagon Train, Perry Mason, The Untouchables and My Three Sons.
Death
Tovey died on October 20, 2000, at his home in Van Nuys, California,{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_aq_zAEACAAJ|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2000|page=221|first=Harris|last=Lentz|publisher=McFarland|date=June 2001|isbn=9780786410248|via=Google Books}} at the age of 95.
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0869863}}
- {{TCMDb name|0%7C16272}}
- [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/arthur_tovey/ Rotten Tomatoes profile]
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Category:People from Douglas, Arizona
Category:Male actors from Arizona
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors